The Veiled Nugget

  YA AHLAN WA SAHLAN (Hello and Welcome)  BISMILLAH!! Wanted to jot down something regarding the ongoing heart-wrenching events in Palestine. I wanted to pen down my thoughts and sayings on a paper as it has deeply affected me.    Forgive me, Oh, Allah...  Forgive me as I loll in my mother’s lap while she braids my hair tenderly.  Forgive me as I proceed with my perpetual eating, relishing the moment around a table of 6...  Each chair having an occupant holds a special significance in my blissful world,  My father, my mainstay, my bedrock. He says, “My daughter is no less than my son” as I munch on my mom’s scrumptious cooking.  My 2 brothers, silly, goofy but the most enchanting little spectacle of my family, continue to chat about their innumerable school friends and interminable homework.   My sister, though it can be vexing when she takes my things, I still treasure our friendship as she's my most cherished friend.  As I si...